Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)

Lara Tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscicauda) - HBW 8, p. 779

French: Mérulaxe du Lara German: Nördlicher Rostbürzeltapaculo Spanish: Churrín de Lara

Taxonomy: Scytalopus griseicollis fuscicauda Hellmayr, 1922, Páramo de Rosas, Lara, Venezuela.
Was formerly regarded as a race of S. magellanicus; more recently, owing to lack of vocal data, left as a race of S. griseicollis, but its isolated geographical distribution makes it unlikely that the two are conspecific. Distinction from S. meridanus far from clear, and the two may prove to be conspecific or even synonyms. Further research required. Monotypic.

Distribution: Andes of Venezuela in S Lara and Trujillo.